Swift Guitar Lessons

SRV “Face Melting” – Lick of the Week 8-7-16

Hello friends and welcome to another Swiftlessons Lick of the Week, powered by Patreon. In this tutorial I'll break
down one of Stevie Ray Vaughan’s signature licks. We’ll begin by learning how to perform our blues scale in every
key, before breaking this impressive phrase up into three sections for easy learning. I always recommend learning
your favorite licks in different keys, octaves and positions, so we will be practicing his lick up and down the
fretboard. Let’s get started!

Source Scales:

1) E Blues Scale, Open Position: E, G, A, Bb, B, D, E (Red = Root Notes)

E|-------------------------0-3-|
B|---------------------0-3-----|
G|---------------0-2-3---------|
D|-----------0-2---------------|
A|-----0-1-2-------------------|
E|-0-3-------------------------|

2) E Blues Scale - Octave (12 th Fret):

E|-------------------------------------12-15-|
B|-------------------------------12-15-------|
G|----------------------12-14-15-------------|
D|----------------12-14----------------------|
A|-------12-13-14----------------------------|
E|-12-15-------------------------------------|

With your source scale practiced and memorized, let’s tackle your lick of the week!

Performed Over E Shuffle

Open Position Octave

E|----0-----2-0h1p0------3b-0-|------12------14-12h13p12-------15b-12v-|
B|---0--3p0---------3b-0------|----12--15p12------------15b-12---------|
G|-2b-------------------------|-14b------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------|----------------------------------------|

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